On the streets of Washington on Joe Biden’s inauguration day. Chronicles from a deserted city
Next stop Washington D.C. A report from the streets of the United States capital on the day of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s ex-prime minister, has died after being shot
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died at the age of 67 after being shot by an attacker. A look back at the legacy of Japan’s longest serving democratic leader.
Who is Jair Bolsonaro, the former military officer who has become Brazil’s new president
Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to lead Brazil after his electoral triumph. We ask who he is, how he made his political career and what we can expect from his presidency.
Kuki Gallmann, fighting for Kenya’s nature and her life
Kuki Gallmann is an Italian born Kenyan who established the Laikipia Nature Conservancy in Ol Ari Nyiro – which means the “place of great springs” in the local Maa language – an area on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, in the north Kenyan region of Laikipia: what used to be a ranch is now a protected
Matt Bellamy of Muse calls for more female politicians to save the Earth
According to the frontman of Muse Matt Bellamy the planet could be saved from environmental catastrophe only if it was ruled by more female leaders.
Religious intolerance grows in Indonesia
Hundreds of Gafatar members were evicted from West Kalimantan, the Indonesian territory they had settled in to achieve economic independence and food security, in January. A local mob in the area burnt their homes down, forcing the group to abandon their properties and agricultural lands. Eviction has led to the repatriation of around 1,600 of
The US presidential primaries explained
With the US presidential primaries under way, it’s time to find out what all the fuss is about. Why are they so important and how do they work?